The Official June 2015 Study Group Forum

[kang]

Kang, NLee, nice to see some familiar faces..

Let's keep each other accountable! My dismal score motivates me to really study this time around. I don't ever want to get this depressed again.

[20171203]

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[Shemp]

You really should be happy, that's a massive improvement.

[TheWalkingDebt]

Checking in. 167 on the February test, 1st take. Aiming for a 170+. Diagnostic was a 149 so I'm happy with the progress so far

Nice. We've got similar diags and goals. Let's make this test our bitch.

[nlee10]

For the recent retakers:

What are your plans for Round 2 of studying? Drilling the entire cambridge packets and then PT'ing?

[nv93]

So I want to go up from a low 150 to about a 157-165. I will have about 3 months to study. I used Power Score to self study. Might go with Manhattan and their prep courses to improve on my score. My goal is probably Iowa with some money in the June window w/ the Fall 2015 this cycle. Forget the school and just focus on the score. Is the jump feasible? How much am I looking to study per day? 2-3 hrs per day or I can even get by with 1-2?

[20171203]

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[nv93]

For the recent retakers:

What are your plans for Round 2 of studying? Drilling the entire cambridge packets and then PT'ing?

Manhattan perhaps. I am really detested after my score. I didn't expect around a low 150. I expected a 156. My goals are modest with Iowa and about a 160. However, I think I might just self study because the price for courses is too high.

[20171203]

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[TheWalkingDebt]

For the recent retakers:

What are your plans for Round 2 of studying? Drilling the entire cambridge packets and then PT'ing?

Manhattan perhaps. I am really detested after my score. I didn't expect around a low 150. I expected a 156. My goals are modest with Iowa and about a 160. However, I think I might just self study because the price for courses is too high.

Do you live in Iowa? I just got done spending almost a year there in Boone (just west of Ames). Interesting place. Too cold for my Florida blood.

As far as your goal. Just keep grinding away at drills and fundamentals and you'll hit your goal. Keep the faith.

[Rigo]

Checking in. 167 on the February test, 1st take. Aiming for a 170+. Diagnostic was a 149 so I'm happy with the progress so far

Greetings fellow 94th percentiler.

[McJimJam]

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[nlee10]

For the recent retakers:

What are your plans for Round 2 of studying? Drilling the entire cambridge packets and then PT'ing?

Gonna power skim through the Manhattan LR again but mainly focus on drilling and PTs like you said. I work full time, so I only PT on Saturdays. You have a similar plan?

I have to wait until this weekend to have access to a printer to print off my drills and PT's....but I'll probably reread the Trainer/Manhattan LR in the meantime. Thinking about drilling until mid April and then PT 2-3/week till test day.

Just got my score like 3 hours ago so I haven't really thought about a thorough study plan yet. lol.

My RC hadn't improved since my diagnostic so definitely drilling for that and using Cambridge for LR drilling. My LGs were consistently -0 but I'm assuming I'll be rusty so bit of that as well. Not sure when I'll start PT'ing again.

I just know I did my worst on RC and haven't drilled all of the Cambridge RC packet. Making sure I do that this time around.

[Rigo]

For the recent retakers:
What are your plans for Round 2 of studying? Drilling the entire cambridge packets and then PT'ing?

Manhattan perhaps. I am really detested after my score. I didn't expect around a low 150. I expected a 156. My goals are modest with Iowa and about a 160. However, I think I might just self study because the price for courses is too high.

So I want to go up from a low 150 to about a 157-165. I will have about 3 months to study. I used Power Score to self study. Might go with Manhattan and their prep courses to improve on my score. My goal is probably Iowa with some money in the June window w/ the Fall 2015 this cycle. Forget the school and just focus on the score. Is the jump feasible? How much am I looking to study per day? 2-3 hrs per day or I can even get by with 1-2?

It really varies per person and no two test takers are identical.
If you haven't already, I would start with The Trainer by Mike Kim. It could potentially be groundbreaking and will open you up to the Manhattan style (Kim is a former Manhattan instructor so The Trainer and Manhattan complement each other very well and use many of the same techniques.)
Check out the OP for my prep material recommendations. RZ posted it there.

[JackelJ]

For the recent retakers:

What are your plans for Round 2 of studying? Drilling the entire cambridge packets and then PT'ing?

I didn't take it, but I've been prepping as if I'm a retaker since I've been studying for so long and I've gone through a lot of the material already. I'm just going through all the cambridge packets and I really need to start PTing again. I'm also still working through the Trainer while drilling. I'm saving all questions that I get wrong during drilling so I can re-do them later and get them right.
And I am not grading any more PTs until after I BR them. I need to take BR more seriously.

[nlee10]

I didn't take it, but I've been prepping as if I'm a retaker since I've been studying for so long and I've gone through a lot of the material already. I'm just going through all the cambridge packets and I really need to start PTing again. I'm also still working through the Trainer while drilling. I'm saving all questions that I get wrong during drilling so I can re-do them later and get them right.
And I am not grading any more PTs until after I BR them. I need to take BR more seriously.

I need to get better at doing that.

[Smallville]

checking in. How many people here are retakers? I'm planning to be more active in this thread than I was before. Keep myself in check :] Hope you guys can help me as well!!!

Officially checking in. I suspect that I really bombed the Feb RC and maybe a couple LR's but will never know.

Same here... Now that I'm planning on retaking, I wish the test was disclosed. These past three weeks have been bliss~

Well, tonight's going to be my last free day. Planning on getting wasted tonight.

wheres ur tar?! O.o


anyways.. unofficially checking for release date reasons, don't wanna feel too stupid reasons... and because I say so

[JackelJ]

I didn't take it, but I've been prepping as if I'm a retaker since I've been studying for so long and I've gone through a lot of the material already. I'm just going through all the cambridge packets and I really need to start PTing again. I'm also still working through the Trainer while drilling. I'm saving all questions that I get wrong during drilling so I can re-do them later and get them right.
And I am not grading any more PTs until after I BR them. I need to take BR more seriously.

I need to get better at doing that.

I hate how I know exactly what I need to do, yet I don't do it and I let myself slack.

[JackelJ]

anyways.. unofficially checking for release date reasons, don't wanna feel too stupid reasons... and because I say so

I can't decipher what you are trying to say. guess that means you're enjoying your night

[Smallville]

anyways.. unofficially checking for release date reasons, don't wanna feel too stupid reasons... and because I say so

I can't decipher what you are trying to say. guess that means you're enjoying your night

wow wtf... pretty sure I'm not that drunk... tho no idea what that is supposed to mean lmao

[JackelJ]

anyways.. unofficially checking for release date reasons, don't wanna feel too stupid reasons... and because I say so

I can't decipher what you are trying to say. guess that means you're enjoying your night

wow wtf... pretty sure I'm not that drunk... tho no idea what that is supposed to mean lmao

no judgment here, enjoy your whiskey

[RZ5646]

This thread just got a lot more interesting. Welcome retakers.

[Rigo]

Circle of life on TLS.

[nv93]

For the recent retakers:

What are your plans for Round 2 of studying? Drilling the entire cambridge packets and then PT'ing?

Manhattan perhaps. I am really detested after my score. I didn't expect around a low 150. I expected a 156. My goals are modest with Iowa and about a 160. However, I think I might just self study because the price for courses is too high.

Do you live in Iowa? I just got done spending almost a year there in Boone (just west of Ames). Interesting place. Too cold for my Florida blood.

As far as your goal. Just keep grinding away at drills and fundamentals and you'll hit your goal. Keep the faith.

No, I don't, but it's probably the highest ranked school that accepts a June score from my knowledge. How many hours per day? I fed myself by doing only 2-3 hrs per day for one month before the Feb test and I didn't even use the tricks they said.

[Rigo]

Just sit out the cycle, dude. Seriously.